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Post by Fanged on Oct 1, 2020 10:08:48 GMT -6
She decided that she wanted to start their trip by teaching Iris her name. If she was as intelligent as Fanged suspected, it seemed like a necessary thing to do. She had brought some Galabex jerky with her, a perfect treat for a carnivorous pet. She positioned herself close to Iris and sat down on the ground nearby.
“Iris!” she called out the name of her pet. The Felusine turned her attention towards Fanged, attracted to the sound of her voice.
When Iris made eye contact with her, Fanged scooted closer and gave her a piece of Galabex jerky as a reward. She accepted the treat and tentatively licked at it before deciding that it was tasty enough to eat. She ate quickly once she realized it tasted good and then searched around for more treats. She tilted her head in confusion when she couldn’t find more tasty snacks to eat.
(Iris 2 3/5, 2 3/5)
(Training: Name 1)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 1, 2020 13:18:51 GMT -6
Fanged scooted back from Iris, prepared to continue their name training. She called her name again.
“Iris!” she called firmly.
The Felusine looked up at the sound of her voice, but it took until Fanged called her name again before she looked directly at her. When she did, Fanged gave her another piece of jerky. The Felusine eagerly accepted the treat from her this time and moved away from her to eat in peace. Fanged waited patiently for her to finish. Iris was turned away from her, so she decided it was a good time to see if she would respond to her name.
“Iris!” she cried out.
Iris was still slow to respond to her name, but she managed to meet Fanged’s gaze after a few moments. When she did so, the woman moved over towards the Felysine and gave her another treat. She figured this was the start of progress.
(Iris 2 4/5, 2 4/5)
(Training: Name 2)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 1, 2020 13:30:19 GMT -6
Fanged waited for Iris to finish and go back to doing her own thing. Iris was easily distracted by their surroundings. The room they were in had a couch pressed against the far wall and welcome mats placed in front of each door. There were four to choose from, including the one they had entered through.
“Iris!” she repeated her name.
Iris ignored her for a minute. She was intently focused on a small insect that buzzed in the corner of the room. Fanged crinkled the treat package she had with her and called out for Iris again.
“Iris!” This time, the Felusine made an effort to make eye contact with her. When she did so, she was immediately rewarded with another treat. She blinked in confusion for a moment, still not quite sure what action she was doing that was getting her another delicious treat. With some more repetition however, she was sure to understand.
(Iris 3, 3)
(Training: Name 3)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 1, 2020 13:40:30 GMT -6
Fanged ran her hands through Iris’s soft fur for a moment, wanting to bond with the creature some more. The baby leaned into her touch. When she had enough, Iris pulled away from her and moved over towards the couch to investigate it. With her distracted once again, Fanged repeated her name.
“Iris!” she called out in a playful tone.
Iris stopped what she was doing and looked back over towards Fanged. Fanged made her hold eye contact for a little longer than she had before. Then she looked away and gave Iris another piece of jerky. This time Iris appeared to have expected the treat. She was figuring out the action that gave her the reward. She took the treat from her eagerly and ate it quickly. Fanged then pet her behind her ears. The Felusine nuzzled her palm for a moment before moving back over to the couch.
(Iris 3 1/5, 3 1/5)
(Training: Name 4)
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Post by Nadia on Oct 1, 2020 14:57:48 GMT -6
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Post by Fanged on Oct 1, 2020 14:58:20 GMT -6
Now that she understood the trick, Fanged wanted to see if she would repeat it even if she wasn’t rewarded with food. Iris kept her attention focused on the couch for now. She was looking to see if she would be able to climb up it on her own. While she was concentrating, Fanged called for her.
“Iris!” she said clearly.
The Felusine was quick to respond to her command this time. She turned around rapidly and made direct eye contact with Fanged. This time, the woman rewarded her with a quick scratch behind the ears. She didn’t seem to mind the lack of a treat, even if she did enjoy food as a reward.
“Alright, I think I can safely say you can respond to your name,” Fanged remarked. The little Felusine blinked up at her with wide eyes, as though considering her words. With that done, the could turn their focus onto exploring.
(Iris 3 2/5, 3 2/5)
(Training: Name 5)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 1, 2020 22:12:41 GMT -6
As though responding to her intentions to explore, two spooky leaves floated down from the ceiling. Iris chased after them, pouncing onto them as they landed on the ground close to her. While Iris caught the leaves, Fanged collected them. She patted her Felusine on the top of her head to convey a good job done. She put the leaves in her backpack alongside the strange pumpkin pocketpet that she came across as well. With everything collected, she was now ready to leave the room.
“We have three new doors to choose from. Do you have a preference?” she asked her Felusine.
Iris tilted her head as she regarded the options before her. She moved closer to the door on the far wall from them and sat patiently in front of it. Fanged opened the door and waited for the Felusine to scramble through before following her quickly close behind
(Iris 3 3/5, 3 3/5)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 2, 2020 12:08:52 GMT -6
The room they stepped into was dark. It felt almost like it sucked the life straight out of the air. The feeling was unnerving and she bent down to pick up Iris while they remained in this room. Iris snuggled in close to her. There was no carpeting in this room. Instead her feet were greeted with creaky, old floorboards. Instinctively, she tried to be as light on her feet as possible. She moved closer to the far wall, positioning herself so she could see the entire length of the room at once. At least as much as she could manage in the haze of darkness.
“I don’t see anything dangerous, but we should still be careful. You never know when a surprise trap will get triggered,” she told Iris.
The Felusine liked when Fanged spoke to her. It made her feel important and helped to increase the bond between the two of them.
(Iris 3 4/5, 3 4/5)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 2, 2020 15:22:58 GMT -6
Fanged couldn’t quite distinguish what type of room they were in. It was filled with broken pieces of furniture which made it feel even more ominous. She used her foot to push aside some broken pieces of wood which gave her a bit more breathing room. She felt more at ease once she got a feel for the room.
“Okay, we’re looking for anything of value now. Those weird leaves we found earlier are a good start. The pocketpets are also worth a bit of change. If we find more, we definitely want to catch them!” she informed Iris.
She could have sworn that the Felusine was listening with a certain level of understanding for her words. She repositioned herself so that she could see behind Fanged’s shoulder. Fanged crossed the length of the room, searching for any interesting objects. Most of it, unfortunately, appeared to be worthless junk. She didn’t bother searching through the broken objects.
(Iris 4, 4)
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Post by Nadia on Oct 2, 2020 19:45:50 GMT -6
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 19:48:05 GMT -6
Located in the center of the room were more of those strange leaves. In a circle surrounding the leaves, a small hoard of pocketpets gathered. Iris squirmed in her arms, wanting to get down and meet the pocketpets. Fanged crouched down and placed the baby Felusine on the ground. She moved closer to the pocketpets, but to Fanged’s surprise she tried to nip them.
“Iris, no!” she cried out.
She grabbed the Felusine before she could sink her small fangs into the closest pocketpet. The baby squirmed in her arms again, but Fanged kept her in place until she calmed down. When she finally did, the woman made sure to reward her with a piece of jerky. Iris was pleased to have the treat, but she was not very pleased to be held against her will. Fanged released her and allowed Iris to eat her treat in peace where she wanted to.
(Iris 4 1/5, 4 1/5)
(Training: No 1)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 4, 2020 9:41:04 GMT -6
Once Iris was finished with her treat, she was once again intrigued with the cluster of pocketpets that were present within the room. She moved closer to them, a predatory glint in her eye. Fanged allowed Iris to approach them, not planning to reprimand the Felusine unless she tried to hunt them again. It didn’t Iris long to return to the predator mindset. Fanged knew the species was mostly carnivorous and the prey common to them were animals like small rodents. Pocketpets fit into the mold quite easily even if she didn’t think that Felusine were supposed to eat them. She continued to watch Iris, waiting for her to make a move that she didn’t want her to make. Iris eventually tried to pounce onto the closest pocketpet and Fanged was quick to stop her.
“Iris, no!” she scolded her again.
She held the Felusine in place again until she stopped struggling.
(Iris 4 2/5, 4 2/5)
(Training: No 2)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 4, 2020 10:14:37 GMT -6
When Iris finally relaxed, that’s when Fanged gave her another treat. If Iris was hungry, she’d rather have her eat a treat than strange pocketpets. She took a look at the cluster, deciding that if Iris managed to eat any of them, she would likely suffer from strange side effects. Iris finished her treat and returned to her life of mischief. This time, she tried to be sneakier about her interest in the pocketpets. She inched closer to the pocketpets, looking back at Fanged to see if the woman was watching her. Fanged tried to feign disinterest in the Felusine’s actions. She made a show of investigating the room, opening drawers that she could get her hands on and the like. When Iris reached the pocketpets, Fanged payed extra close attention. When she made her move to pounce, the woman gave her the command to stop.
“Iris, no!” she said firmly.
(Iris 4 3/5, 4 3/5)
(Training: No 3)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 4, 2020 13:28:47 GMT -6
The Felusine froze in place, looking back warily at Fanged. She considered her choices carefully before deciding that she’d better listen and stay frozen for a moment. When she did, Fanged was quick to follow up with a treat as a reward. Iris blinked, a bit confused but still grateful for the treat.
“I’m giving that to you because you listened,” Fanged explained to her.
Iris ate the treat quickly, though she kept an eye focused on the pocketpets as well. Was hunting them really such a bad thing? She felt like her owner didn’t quite understand what was good to eat and what wasn’t food. She puffed out her chest. Maybe Fanged just didn’t know that these small creatures were the ideal size to eat. She decided that she would test her luck again. She needed to show Fanged that it was fine to hunt these creatures! But she also needed to be even sneakier.
(Iris 4 4/5, 4 4/5)
(Training: No 4)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 4, 2020 16:28:13 GMT -6
She waited for Fanged to grow distracted before she made her move. Maybe if she could catch one of those pocketpets, the woman would learn that hunting them was a better plan than leaving them alone. When she got close enough, she prepared her attack. However, even though the baby Felusine was small and she doubted that she would be able to do true harm to the pocketpets, Fanged still wanted her to learn how to listen to her commands.
“Iris, no!” she scolded as the Felusine drew too close to the pocketpets.
The Felusine stopped her actions and looked up at Fanged. She didn’t fuss about it so much this time and was rewarded with another treat for following the command correctly. Now that she was confident Iris would listen to her, she collected the pocketpets and put them in her backpack alongside the leaves.
“Look we collect these, not eat them,” she told her.
(Iris 5, 5)
(Training: No 5)
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